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3. 3 Benefits to Law “With the student reports, we have the capability to give each student a personalized snap shot of what their strong or weak points are, so with their advisor they can work out a plan for their legal career that will best suit them as a professional.” Ashley Closterman/ Faculty Support Coordinator – Vermont Law School Law  Improve retention with personalized student feedback  Obtain direct evidence of student learning  Create rubrics tagged back to learning outcomes  Tag assessment to specific competencies on the Bar Exam  Mimic the bar exam experience with every assessment

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5. 5 How it Works 5 2 Downloads secure exam file via SofTest Windows, Mac, iPad Create questions & exams 1 Proctor announces password… Student unlocks exam & works offline SofTest uploads answers & deletes exam file Uploading… Review reports, adjust answers, grade essays & release results 3 Faculty Web-based item bank Student ******** Faculty

6. 6 Learning outcomes can now be measured and tracked across all major assessment types Objective Objective exams Formative (review) Quizzes Assignments Open book/take home Placement exams Subjective (Rubric) Essays/Open Response Presentations Projects Papers Evaluations Assessment: A comprehensive approach

7. 7 Categories

8. 8 Question Creation

9. 9 Tagging Categories to Questions Defenses Justification Self-Defense Necessity Excuse Duress Unlawful Homicide Defenses

10. 10 Rubrics Generate and document learning information Support accreditation Improve grading efficiency Improve grading consistency Make expectations understandable to students Provide students with valuable feedback Focus on learning objectives Purpose built, for faculty, and designed by faculty, to address their everyday pedagogical and practical needs.

11. 11 Rubric Creation Defenses Justification Self-Defense Necessity Excuse Duress Unlawful Homicide Defenses

12. 12 Grade a Rubric

13. 13 Grade a Rubric

14. 14 Student Report

15. 15 Faculty Report

16. 16 Longitudinal

17. 17 Old-Style Curriculum Map Course Learning Outcome 1: Assault Learning Outcome 2: Battery Learning Outcome 3: F.I. Learning Outcome 4: Emotional Distress Learning Outcome 5: Transferred Totals Tortsx xx 3 Contracts xxx 3 Civil Procedure x x2 Property x xx x x5 Criminal Law x x 2 Constitutional Law 0 Shows learning outcome coverage, but not what students are actually learning.

18. 18 Evidence-Based Curriculum Map: Better, but incomplete Course Blooms: Evaluating Blooms: Applying Blooms: Understanding Learning Outcome 1: Identify the issues Learning Outcome 2: Determine the rule of law Learning Outcome 3: Analyze the case Torts 85.7% (25)75.02% (50) 88.3% (50)96.2% (20) Contracts 76.3% (60) 88.3% (40) Civil Procedure 86.2% (70) 65.3% (90)90.5% (60)88.9% (60)96.2% (30) Property 81.3% (50) 95.6% (25) Criminal Law 88.3% (20) 94.1% (60)90.1% (60) Constitutional Law 87.5% (15) 66.3% (50)88.3% (50) Totals 87.3% (130)77.5% (160)65.8% (140)92.12% (185)88.9% (220)96.2% (50)

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